May 1763 Battle of Pelee Point

On Friday May 13, 1763 some 96 English Soldiers left Fort Niagara to reinforce Fort Detroit which was under siege. They supposedly did not know war had intensified. Their leader was Lieutenant Abraham Cuyler. Ojibway scouts knew about their movements and notified their commander who raised up a fleet of large canoes to follow those 10 boats carrying ammunition and weapons, as well as reinforcements intended for Fort Detroit. On Friday May 27, 1763 or about two weeks into their voyage to Detroit, they made camp at Point Pelee. Next day or Saturday May 28, 1763, 100's of Ojibway Soldiers attacked their English enemies and defeated them in a naval battle. They captured or destroyed 8 of their 10 boats and killed over half of those 96 English Soldiers. Those English Soldiers who escaped, fled back to Fort Niagara in their two remaing boats.